Into Thin Air Literary Analysis
Everest will devour all in its icy crevasses and leave one’s thoughts twisted, questioning why they came there in the first place. Into Thin Air, a journalistic view novel by Jon Krakauer, tells of the May 1996 tempest that ominously shadowed Everest, leaving all on the summit oblivious as the storm’s winds growl from a short distance below them. On May 11th when the storm attacked at its full strength, it would leave eight people dying during their summit attempt. Three guides, Rob Hall, Scott Fischer, and Anatoli Boukreev, automatically stood out because one may feel they hold the full responsibility of this tragedy. Rob Hall, a guide with a calm reputation, climbed as a main guide for the Adventure Consultants. …show more content…
He would always work hard and make sure everything goes well. Late in the afternoon, Fischer walked into camp towards his tent, uncharacteristically slow with his jaw clenched. Krakauer notes “...one of his favorite utterances was, ‘If you’re bumming out, you’re not gonna get to the top, so as long as we’re up here we might as well make a point of grooving.’ At the moment, however Scott did not appear to be grooving in the slightest; instead he looked anxious and extremely tired” (154). Scott Fischer is normally always upbeat and even has a optimistic motto for his expedition, but here he is contradicting what he normally would say, looking tired and anxious which conflicts with his strong front. Eventually, this leads to the situational irony of Scott becoming sick from exhaustion while ascending the mountain and his inevitable death following soon …show more content…
Further analysis makes it become obvious that all the clients stated or did something that made contradictions with something they did or said previously. The guides can easily be questioned for the tragedy that happened in 1996 after having contradictions that lead up to situational irony while ascending Everest. Many of the guides’ contradictions even connected to a situation of irony, this representing how all the guides play a role in what happened on Everest May 10, 1996 and how one should always keep their word, not overexert themselves, and always follow one’s instructions, especially if guiding an expedition on
Everest will devour all in its icy crevasses and leave one’s thoughts twisted, questioning why they came there in the first place. Into Thin Air, a journalistic view novel by Jon Krakauer, tells of the May 1996 tempest that ominously shadowed Everest, leaving all on the summit oblivious as the storm’s winds growl from a short distance below them. On May 11th when the storm attacked at its full strength, it would leave eight people dying during their summit attempt. Three guides, Rob Hall, Scott Fischer, and Anatoli Boukreev, automatically stood out because one may feel they hold the full responsibility of this tragedy. Rob Hall, a guide with a calm reputation, climbed as a main guide for the Adventure Consultants. …show more content…
He would always work hard and make sure everything goes well. Late in the afternoon, Fischer walked into camp towards his tent, uncharacteristically slow with his jaw clenched. Krakauer notes “...one of his favorite utterances was, ‘If you’re bumming out, you’re not gonna get to the top, so as long as we’re up here we might as well make a point of grooving.’ At the moment, however Scott did not appear to be grooving in the slightest; instead he looked anxious and extremely tired” (154). Scott Fischer is normally always upbeat and even has a optimistic motto for his expedition, but here he is contradicting what he normally would say, looking tired and anxious which conflicts with his strong front. Eventually, this leads to the situational irony of Scott becoming sick from exhaustion while ascending the mountain and his inevitable death following soon …show more content…
Further analysis makes it become obvious that all the clients stated or did something that made contradictions with something they did or said previously. The guides can easily be questioned for the tragedy that happened in 1996 after having contradictions that lead up to situational irony while ascending Everest. Many of the guides’ contradictions even connected to a situation of irony, this representing how all the guides play a role in what happened on Everest May 10, 1996 and how one should always keep their word, not overexert themselves, and always follow one’s instructions, especially if guiding an expedition on